Probe into Greenville woman's homicide nets little info so far

Police plod through Plamann case while family, friends cope

Nov. 17, 2007 1:32 AM

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John Lee

Post-Crescent staff writer

Police seek help

Investigators ask anyone who knew Lara Plamann and may have information about her or her death to call Lt. Christopher Proietti of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department at 920-832-5629.

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A month has passed since Lara Plamann was found in a pole barn on her Greenville property dead of a gunshot wound.

Those close to her still don't know much more than they did the day she was found.

"It's frustrating in the sense we don't have exact answers, but they warned us from the start this is a long process," said Bridget Plamann, Lara's sister-in-law.

Two detectives are working full time on the case. Outagamie County Sheriff's Capt. Mike Jobe said the task of gathering and evaluating evidence takes time and patience, and requires waiting for items to be processed by the State Crime Lab.

Deputies discovered Plamann, 30, dead of a gunshot wound to the head on Oct. 18. Her domestic partner, Dianna Siveny, had reported her missing the night before.

Just as he said in the days after investigators revealed Plamann had been killed, Jobe said no one has been identified or eliminated as a suspect. Investigators and crime scene technicians spent five days after Plamann was found searching the couple's home and property.

"We haven't by any means hit a wall," he said. "We're still plugging along and we are still working on it. There's still a lot of stuff to check. There's so much to do, people don't understand."

Siveny said the investigation, and the search of her home, are frustrating, but says she has been in contact with police and realizes they have a job to do.

"Anything like this would be frustrating," she said. "They contact me when they have to ask questions. As far as I know, they haven't eliminated anybody" as a suspect.

"They are just trying to do their job, though. You have to understand and deal with that issue in your life."

Bridget Plamann said the family is trying to return to a routine, but understands that grief will permeate the coming holidays.

"We're trying to do the normal things, but someone is missing," she said. "(The holidays) will be very different. We'll struggle through it, but we're not the only family that has lost somebody."

Family members will focus on happy memories, she said, like gatherings and trips.